Impossible to not place the Niners in the top spot. They beat last week's second-ranked team at their place, while the former No. 1 (G-Men) went down with a whimper at home. Alex Smith has received much respect for his performance, but San Francisco's secondary put its stamp on this game, competing until the very end. What a start for Jim Harbaugh and company.

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LOL boy did I call it; but f**k 'em, could give a s**t less about this stuff. -If ESPN wasn't bias, 49ers would be #1, and the Ravens would be #2.

Ravens, 49ers... picking right up where they left off after fluke losses in January... on a collision course to face each other again in the 'big one'.

Why not the Ravens 1? They beat us last year and the Ravens offense looked good. Basically the niners and Ravens are the same team. I think the niners are better but the tie breaker for most people will be last year's game until the niners prove otherwise (or the Ravens lose).

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LOL boy did I call it; but f**k 'em, could give a s**t less about this stuff. -If ESPN wasn't bias, 49ers would be #1, and the Ravens would be #2.

Ravens, 49ers... picking right up where they left off after fluke losses in January... on a collision course to face each other again in the 'big one'.

Why not the Ravens 1? They beat us last year and the Ravens offense looked good. Basically the niners and Ravens are the same team. I think the niners are better but the tie breaker for most people will be last year's game until the niners prove otherwise (or the Ravens lose).

I would also say the Ravens. They have a much more explosive offensive weapon than we do.

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LOL boy did I call it; but f**k 'em, could give a s**t less about this stuff. -If ESPN wasn't bias, 49ers would be #1, and the Ravens would be #2.

Ravens, 49ers... picking right up where they left off after fluke losses in January... on a collision course to face each other again in the 'big one'.

Why not the Ravens 1? They beat us last year and the Ravens offense looked good. Basically the niners and Ravens are the same team. I think the niners are better but the tie breaker for most people will be last year's game until the niners prove otherwise (or the Ravens lose).

I would also say the Ravens. They have a much more explosive offensive weapon than we do.

benefit of the doubt goes to the niners. they beat up a superbowl favorite. the bengals have a solid team, but they're not the packers.

Ravens arguably have a better team, but that's not necessarily how it works in power rankings.

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LOL boy did I call it; but f**k 'em, could give a s**t less about this stuff. -If ESPN wasn't bias, 49ers would be #1, and the Ravens would be #2.

Ravens, 49ers... picking right up where they left off after fluke losses in January... on a collision course to face each other again in the 'big one'.

Why not the Ravens 1? They beat us last year and the Ravens offense looked good. Basically the niners and Ravens are the same team. I think the niners are better but the tie breaker for most people will be last year's game until the niners prove otherwise (or the Ravens lose).

I would also say the Ravens. They have a much more explosive offensive weapon than we do.

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LOL boy did I call it; but f**k 'em, could give a s**t less about this stuff. -If ESPN wasn't bias, 49ers would be #1, and the Ravens would be #2.

Ravens, 49ers... picking right up where they left off after fluke losses in January... on a collision course to face each other again in the 'big one'.

Why not the Ravens 1? They beat us last year and the Ravens offense looked good. Basically the niners and Ravens are the same team. I think the niners are better but the tie breaker for most people will be last year's game until the niners prove otherwise (or the Ravens lose).

I would also say the Ravens. They have a much more explosive offensive weapon than we do.

Impossible to not place the Niners in the top spot. They beat last week's second-ranked team at their place, while the former No. 1 (G-Men) went down with a whimper at home. Alex Smith has received much respect for his performance, but San Francisco's secondary put its stamp on this game, competing until the very end. What a start for Jim Harbaugh and company.

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
LOL boy did I call it; but f**k 'em, could give a s**t less about this stuff. -If ESPN wasn't bias, 49ers would be #1, and the Ravens would be #2.

Ravens, 49ers... picking right up where they left off after fluke losses in January... on a collision course to face each other again in the 'big one'.

Why not the Ravens 1? They beat us last year and the Ravens offense looked good. Basically the niners and Ravens are the same team. I think the niners are better but the tie breaker for most people will be last year's game until the niners prove otherwise (or the Ravens lose).

Ravens beat the Bengals at home, and although the Bengals D is just as s**tty as Green Bay's, they don't have Green Bay's offense (and didn't have to face GB on the road), put all those little things into account and (for this week) we're the TRUE #1 of the NFL (for now, that is).

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